Vet says it's cushings, with only a urinalysis...

[Kawigurl]

Thanks again everyone! I contacted the vet a few days ago and they will not let me have copies of his results until we pay the remaining balance of the bill. As soon as I can, we will be finding someone else to give us answers...the right way.
I have measured his water intake for about a week now and between the time we wake up and when we go to bed, he drinks around 3 cups of water every day. I've watched his drinking habits and noticed that he mainly drinks after he eats and after he sleeps.
I do have a crazy question about urine in a cushings dog. I've read that dogs with cushings have dilute urine? What exactly does this mean? Is their urine clear and no scent?? I read that somewhere, but wanted to check if I'm correct.

[Harley PoMMom]

Cushdogs generally drink copious amounts of water and because of this their urine gets diluted (watered down) and they have a low urine specific gravity (USG). Pure water has a specific gravity of 1.000, the higher the USG number, the more concentrated the dog's urine is - the lower the number, the more dilute it is. Most labs want to see the USG between 1.015 and 1.060.

Hugs, Lori

[Kawigurl]

Hello again everyone. I'm sorry that it has been so long since there has been an update on Ben's condition. I am at a complete loss right now and my heart is broken. I took the advice of everyone here and got in touch with our lest vet and discussed with them what we have gone through with Ben over the last almost year. I didn't realize it had been that long since he last suffered a growth on his stomach.
Anyway, I'm going to make a very long story short and just go ahead and tell you that he was brought in to his old vet this morning for an emergency, relating to his growth and to have tests done to see if he is in fact a Cushings pup. Now just a little fill in, the vet we took him to that said he had Cushings was refusing to treat this growth because she swore he in fact had it, and that this would just cause more problems for him. Needless to say, today when he was seen, we were given the news that this growth was now so large, grown so deep, and to close to his penis that it is impossible to remove. He is in pain and doesn't want to move, which is why he went today. I know I said I would make this short, but I am so angry, and so hurt right now. I wish I had never listened to that crazy woman in the first place! I emailed her a few days ago and asked if they could do something to help Ben feel better and the answer I got was "bring him in and she will fit him in today for surgery." This was an email sent, along with photos from different angles of the growth. She should have been able to see that it was inoperable! Thankfully they only way they would have seen him was if we paid for the surgery upfront, which was way more than what they charged the first time around, so we said no.
Ben is now on an antibiotic for 14 days to try to dry up this nasty mass and make him more comfortable. We are out of options and were told that Cushings isn't top priority now. We are to try and make him more comfortable for now and after the 14 days, we see how things look and make the dreadful choice of what is next, depending on if the meds work or not. I just wanted to fill everyone in, and say thank you all again for the wonderful advice!

[kanga]

You have my love and support <3

[scoora]

Hope the antibiotic helps and Ben feels better real soon!
Hugs!

[DoxieMama]

Oh I'm sorry to hear that poor Ben has been miserable with this new growth. I sure hope the antibiotic helps! Do let us know how he does.

Hugs,
Shana

[molly muffin]

Oh no. So sorry to hear this. I too hope the antibiotics work to at least make him feel better. Is there anything they can inject to try and see if they can do something with the growth in that regard?
I'm just so dang sorry.

[mytil]

I am so very sorry to read this. I too am hoping the antibiotics will help him. Please continue to keep us posted.
Terry

[molly muffin]

How is Ben doing on the antibiotics?